Used in a Sentence

gluttonous

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gluttonous.

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So, there's the possibility that one or more of the groups through chance just had particularly gluttonous rats.

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Quick take

Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gluttonous gathered in one view.

adjective

Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating.

adjective

Greedy.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gluttonous.

Example sentences

1

So, there's the possibility that one or more of the groups through chance just had particularly gluttonous rats.

2

There's extreme covert and even overt hostility between how people stand on AI's gluttonous usage of the commons.

3

We eat way too much meat in an unnecessary, gluttonous way, and seafood is included.

4

Honestly, there's no reason for desktop software to be as gluttonous as it is.

5

Tabbed browsing for web browsers was created pretty much to overcome having a gluttonous and unusable taskbar after opening just a few applications.

6

Food and calories are easy to come by, to the point that many Westerners are gluttonous and we eat too much.

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The end result would just be that everyone ends up with twelve pounds of baked goods and confections to decide between eating (gluttonous) and throwing away (wasteful).

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Two, to stop any threat to their gluttonous expansion.

9

Basic income will help in this respect, however for every ambitious dreamer there is a gluttonous, entitled individual who blows his money on himself and contributes very little.

10

It's still a tragic waste showing gluttonous consumption.

11

It needs constant pruning or it becomes gluttonous.

12

I'm sorry, but (to me) something that makes it more convenient to be an utterly gluttonous consumer of energy is not a positive transformation for society.

Quote examples

1

But you are still equating "people are all fat because they can't control themselves" with "fat people as gluttonous sloths with no self control".

2

But to have 40+ (I've seen some devs with 60+ of useless crap) just because "you can" is a gluttonous, self-serving assumption that deserves no respect.

3

With regards to fat shaming and "gluttonous sloths", Stephan did say: "I do not consider it a "moral failure" to eat unhealthy food that is under your nose, socially accepted and in some cases even considered healthy.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gluttonous in a sentence?

So, there's the possibility that one or more of the groups through chance just had particularly gluttonous rats.

What does gluttonous mean?

Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating.

What part of speech is gluttonous?

gluttonous is commonly used as adjective.